Window Maker

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Window Maker

Window Maker defaults to dock at upper right, an open menu, and the clip at upper left.
Initial release	1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Stable release	0.96.0[1]  / 5 August 2023
Repository	repo.or.cz/w/wmaker-crm.git
Operating system	Unix-like
Type	Window manager
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Website	www.windowmaker.org

Window Maker is a free and open-source window manager for the X Window System. It emulates NeXTSTEP's GUI as an OpenStep-compatible environment.^[2] Window Maker is part of the GNU Project, and was written primarily by Alfredo Kojima as a window manager for the GNUstep desktop environment. It was launched in 1997 as an improved take on AfterStep's design.^[3]

See also

• Extended Window Manager Hints
• List of computing mascots
• Category:Computing mascots

References